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Commodityniobium
Critical · 2 lists

Niobium · Nb

specialty_metal · primary

USGS_2022
USGS_2025

Supply · in the ground

Top reserves · 2025

global total: 21,353,058 metric tonsHHI 0.52 · Highly concentrated

Provenance

Where this data comes from

  • Geoscience Australia AIMR 2025
  • USGS DS-140 (constant 1998 USD)
  • USGS DS-140 (nominal)
  • USGS MCS (Price, average unit value, fer)
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047
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  1. 1🇧🇷Brazil
    65.6%14,000,000 metric tons
  2. 2🇨🇳China
    30.4%6,500,000 metric tons
  3. 3🇨🇦Canada
    3.0%640,000 metric tons
  4. 4🇺🇸United States
    1.0%210,000 metric tons
  5. 5🇷🇺Russia
    0.0%3,000 metric tons
  6. 6🇦🇺Australia
    0.0%58 metric tons

6 countries shown · USGS-defined economic reserves

Supply · named deposits

Deposits

Concentrated9 estimates · 4 deposits

145 distinct deposits across the roster · 146 occurrences

Geographic spread

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United States 90 · Canada 7 · Russia 7 · Australia 6 · Brazil 5

Named producers

  • Alcoa Arkansas operations · United States · ARBauxite
  • Arkansas bauxite region · United States
  • Bear Valley placers · United States · IDColumbite/tantalite
  • Black Creek · United States · AlaskaPlacer Au deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 3
  • Bokan Mountain · United States

Resource & reserve estimates

Round Top, Round Top depositMeasured plus Indicated59,900 metric tons
Round Top, Round Top depositInferred34,200 metric tons
Arkansas bauxite regionUnclassified28,000 metric tons
Bokan Mountain, Dotson ZoneIndicated2,205 metric tons
Bokan Mountain, Dotson ZoneInferred493 metric tons

Supply · geochemical abundance

Geochemistry

5 summaries · 5 media
Element · mediumDetection · share of samplesConcentration · median to max
Nb coal
7,119 samples
90%
2.27 ppm · max 78 ppm
Nb soil
89,399 samples
51%
11 ppm · max 700 ppm
Nb concentrate
130,684 samples
51%
70 ppm · max 50,000 ppm
Nb sediment
289,695 samples
39%
15 ppm · max 2,000.11 ppm
Nb rock
325,872 samples
32%
14 ppm · max 70,000 ppm

USGS National Geochemical Database · sorted by detection · detected-sample concentration

Supply · out of the ground

Top producers · 2023

271 records
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1🇧🇷BrazilNiobium production: pyrochlore
90,400 Metric tons, niobium content49%
2🇧🇷BrazilFerroniobium (ferrocolumbium) estimated production
68,000 Metric tons, niobium content37%
3🇧🇷BrazilNiobium production: columbite-tantalite
11,500 Metric tons, niobium content6%
4🇨🇦CanadaNiobium production: pyrochlore concentrate

Supply

Global production over time

2019 → 2023latest185,058Metric tons, niobium content-8% · 5y
2019: 201,754.5 Metric tons, niobium content2020: 158,357 Metric tons, niobium content2021: 184,068 Metric tons, niobium content2022: 189,432 Metric tons, niobium content2023: 185,058 Metric tons, niobium content
20192020202120222023
USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
  • usgs myb1 niobium 2022
  • 9 sources · click to verify

    USGS USMIN · deposit-level contained-metal estimates

    6,700 Metric tons, niobium content4%
    5🇨🇦CanadaFerroniobium (ferrocolumbium) estimated production
    6,600 Metric tons, niobium content4%
    6🇨🇩Congo (Kinshasa)Niobium production: cassiterite concentrate
    400 Metric tons, niobium content0%
    7🇷🇺RussiaNiobium production: loparite concentrate
    353 Metric tons, niobium content0%
    8🇨🇩Congo (Kinshasa)Niobium production: columbite-tantalite concentrate
    340 Metric tons, niobium content0%
    9🇷🇺RussiaFerroniobium (ferrocolumbium) estimated production
    340 Metric tons, niobium content0%
    10🇷🇼Rwanda
    160 Metric tons, niobium content0%

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    Ir100%Canada · top shareRh100%Canada · top shareRu100%Canada · top shareGa98%China · top shareGe94%China · top shareNb92%Brazil · top shareSi82%China · top shareW79%China · top shareCo77%Congo, Democratic Republic · top share75%China · top shareTe75%China · top share75%China · top shareIn74%China · top sharePt73%South Africa · top shareCu70%China · top share66%China · top shareV64%China · top shareLi64%Australia · top shareAl66%China · top shareNi65%Indonesia · top sharePb62%China · top shareAs50%Peru · top shareMg58%China · top shareBe55%USA · top shareCr55%South Africa · top shareBi54%China · top sharePd44%Russia · top shareTa46%Congo (Kinshasa) · top share49%China · top shareSb43%China · top shareRe44%Chile · top shareB44%Turkey · top shareU38%Kazakhstan · top shareZr36%Australia · top shareMn39%South Africa · top shareZn39%China · top shareTi28%Mozambique · top shareAg34%Mexico · top share29%Canada · top share26%China · top shareSn26%China · top share🇨🇱 CLCutax2024🇨🇩 CDCusurtax2022🇨🇱 CLListrategic resource2023🇨🇳 CNLiexport license2024🇿🇼 ZWLiraw ore ban2022🇮🇩 IDNiraw ore ban2020🇵🇭 PHNiroyalty2024🇷🇺 RUNiimport ban2024🇨🇳 CN→🇻🇳 VNREE+4700%re export surge🇮🇩 IDNi-97%export ban effectLi+38%concentration shift🇨🇳 CNREE-25%concentration shift

    Concentration

    HHI

    0.85

    Highly concentrated

    Top-1
    92%
    Top-3
    100%
    Top-5
    100%
    NIR
    100%

    Active alerts · 1

    • 92%

      Brazil · top share

    Critical lists · 2

    • USGS_2022
    • USGS_2025

    Sources · 9

    • USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
    • usgs myb1 niobium 2022
    • USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
    • + 4 more in the Provenance section

    Concentration

    HHI

    0.85

    Highly concentrated

    Top-1
    92%
    Top-3
    100%
    Top-5
    100%
    NIR
    100%

    Active alerts · 1

    • 92%

      Brazil · top share

    Critical lists · 2

    • USGS_2022
    • USGS_2025

    Sources · 9

    • USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
    • usgs myb1 niobium 2022
    • USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
    • + 4 more in the Provenance section